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(ModeL) v 0. W. BUTLER & T. W. KELLEY.

PAPER POROARDS AND OIRGULARS. No. 273,028. Patented Peb.27, 1883.

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NITED STATES I ORLANDO WV. BUTLER AND THOlWIAS W. KELLEY, OF BROOKLYN, N. Y.

PAPER FOR CARDS AND CIRCULARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 273,023, dated February 2'7, 1883.

Application filed January 31, 1883.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ORLANDO W. BUTLER and THOMAS W. KELLEY, citizens of th e United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper for Cards and Circulars; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains, to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to cards and circulars, more particularly to wedding-cards and other cards of invitation,-and has for its object to secure a neat and tasteful appearance at a minimum cost of production.

Heretofore in wedding-cards it has been common to use a long card having two or more folds, upon one of which theinvitation proper was printed, or to which an engraved or printed card hearing such invitation was pasted, and upon another of which folds the cards of the contracting parties were pasted. it is quite difficult to make these cards neatly, and it is also a matter of considerable expense, for the reason that three plates and three impressions are required, after which the cards have to be pasted upon the large folding sheet. By the use of our invention an equally pleasing effect is produced and the cost of production is greatly reduced, for the reason that but one plate and one impression are required and the operation of pasting is entirely dispensed with.

With these ends in view our invention consists in a card having two or more folds, upon which any number of panels are raised, embossed, or pressed out to represent cards, upon which the printing may afterward be done, just as readily and with the same effect as upon an ordinary plane surface.

For the purpose of enabling those skilled in the art to which our invention appertains to make and use our improvement, we will proceed to describe the same in detail, referring by letters to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a wedding-invitation, in the center of which is a fancifully'shaped embossed panel or card, upon which the invitation proper is to be printed. Upon the upper fold a wide head is embossed, near the edge,

(Modeh) leaving a plane card in'the center. Upon the lower fold two separate small cards are embossed, upon which may be printed the names of the parties. Fig. 2 represents in perspective a similar invitation,in the center of which is embossed a plain card for the invitation and upon the lower foldareembossed a large and a small card for the names of the parties. The small card is represented as lying above the large one, the two being represented as tied together with a ribbon, Said representation of the ribbon being alsoembossed at the same time and before theprinting is done. In this instance the upper fold is entirely plain. Fig.3 represents another class of invitation which is printed in the center upon an embossed card having rounded edges. The upper and lower folds may have any ornamental shape, and may or may not have embossed panels or beads. Fig. 4 is a section on line a; a, in Fig. 2.

Similar letters indicatelike parts in the sev eral figures of the drawings.

A represents the central portion of the sheet, and B and G the upper and lower folds, respectively. D D represent embossed panels or cards, upon which the invitation proper and the names may be printed. E is a wide head or panel, intended for ornament. We have shown these three forms as illustrations of our invention, but by no meansdesire to limit ourselves to the forms shown. If desired, additional folds may be used.

The number, shape, or arrangement of the cards is not of the essence of our invention, aswe contemplate manufacturing numerous other designs and arrangements of embossed cards which it is not necessary to illustrate in this application.

lrVe also contemplate placing various embellishments on the cards, either in gold, silver, or colors. For instance, the edges of the embossed cards may be gilded, which will give the appearance of a gilt-edged beveled card, and atmuoh less expense than if separately attached.

Having thus describedour invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A'circular or card having two or more folds, upon one or more of which are embossed or pressed out a raised panel or panels to representcards, upon which the printing is afterward done, substantially as' and for the purpose set forth.

5 2. In an invitation card, a portion upon which is embossed or pressed out a panel or card for the invitation proper, in combination with folds, upon one or more of which is embossed a smaller card or cards for the names 10 of the parties, substantially as herein shown and described.

3. The central portion, A, in combination with folds B O, embossed cards D D, and. embossed panel or bead E, all constructed as described, and for the purpose herein set forth 1 and described.

In testimony whereof weaffix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ORLANDO W. BUTLER. THOMAS W. KELLEY.

Vitnesses:

JAS. B. MGOORMACK, DANIEL D. READYHOUGH 

